Tag Archives: Joe Williams

Altered States

This was a drawing I did back in the late 1980s in the cursed Sketchbook from Hell. I created it as a belated birthday card for a girl I was pursuing who dodged my advances. Belated birthday cards featuring a … Continue reading

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A Wet Alley in Center City

Off of Locust Street between 12th and 13th Streets.

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John and the Fellows

Here’s a picture of John B. Capewell standing in the back on the left with a couple of unidentified men and boys. I’m assuming that they are standing in front of a barn or a stable and it looks like … Continue reading

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The Yellow Rose of Rodman

I spied this on my way home from work on a frigid Christmas Eve. Rodman Street is in between Lombard and South Streets in Philadelphia, PA.

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Beneath Broad Street

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Midnight Cowboy

I saw this guy when I was on a Route 23 Bus stopped at the traffic light at 11th and Pine in Philadelphia. This guy (a kid, really) was fishing an alternative weekly newspaper from one of the honor boxes … Continue reading

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Making the Pinball Machine Costume

It has become our tradition of sorts to make costumes that light up and have a coin-operated or vending machine theme. In years past, we have made a a candy machine, a jukebox and a fortune teller. This Halloween was … Continue reading

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It Came From The Sketchbook – The Little Black Book

A few weeks ago I decided to give the What I Like About Comics category a rest and blow the dust off of the It Came From The Sketchbook category shaking loose some of the drawings from sketchbooks I’ve got … Continue reading

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Sweet Sixteen

16 years ago, Tina and I tied the knot all nice and legal. As is our custom, we exchange cards that we make ourselves. This is mine to her.

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